TRAINING OF POLITICAL CADRES IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001800470001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 31, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/11/21: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA001 800470001 -0
CENTRAL I.NTELLIGE.NCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China REPORT NO.
SUBJECT Training of Political Cadres in the DATE DISTR. 31; July 1953
Chinese Communist Army
NO. OF PAGES
25X1A REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. At its February 1953 meeting, the Chinese Communist Revolutionary Military
Council (RMC) decided that political cadres of troop units should receive
additional training. The training was to insure that the troops under the
cadres' jurisdiction received a better understanding of international
developments and reached B, higher degree of patriotism.
2. On 1 April the first training class, consisting of over 1,200 political
cadres drawn from troop units in the North China Military Area, arrived
at Hsiyuan (6007/5373), Pkj?ping. In the training clasp the political cadres
were to discuss with their instructors their personal experiences in working
with the troops, the difficulties they had faced, and their views on
improvements that could be made in indoctrination. After the one-month
training class was completed, the cadres were tor.eturn to their units.
3. The RMC sent a number of high-level political cadres to other military areas
to set up similar classes.